stuffed squash with fennel + mushrooms

I’ve made stuffed _____ blanks before but I have to say this recipe is by far my favorite. I had a couple of things in mind when making it. 1. I wanted it to be more flavorful than just meat and tomatoes in a gourd and 2. I wanted to sneak some additional veggies in outside of just the squash itself.

SO! To bump up the flavor I added some fennel and mushrooms. It’s just enough fennel for you to get more flavor but not enough to overpower the other flavors like fennel can sometimes do. And the mushrooms add a bit of earthiness to it. Both go awesome with the thyme. And as far as other veggies, kale is always the perfect go-to. Just chop it up small enough and you can sneak it into anything.

And some tips with the squash. I didn’t specify what squash to use because frankly, it doesn’t matter. Whichever squash you go with hollow it out and check the tenderness before you pull it out. Keep in mind you cooking times may slightly vary. But that’s the beauty of cooking, you start to figure things out on your own. You’ll know when it’s done, just pierce it with a fork or knife and see how easy it goes it. In fact, you can even use a bell pepper.

A moment of brief horn tooting.. After I made this, I kept raving about just how good it was to Brad. So much so, that I’m pretty sure my husband is going to brain me (or even himself) if I tell him how good this was one.more.time. But you guys! Seriously, it’s so good. Like if I got this at a restaurant in SF I’d be like, whoa this is good. Like if I was on Top Chef I’d make it. I think Tom would like it. This is really good, huh Brad? Brad? Don’t you think this is REALLY good? 😉

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Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the internet, I’m Michelle and welcome to the Whole Smiths! These days I’m a mother to two smiley girls, a happy wife to one fantastic dude and we live in the San Francisco Bay Area…